Mantra 4
Sukta 8
अति धावतातिसरा इन्द्रस्य वचसा हत । अविं वृक इव मथ्नीत स वो जीवन्मा मोचि प्राणमस्यापि नह्यत
áti dhāvata atisarā́ índrasya vácasā hata | avím vṛ́ka iva mathnīta sá vo jī́van mā́ móci prāṇám asyā́pi nahyata
Away—run forth, ye Fluxes—smitten by the word of Indra. Like a wolf that mangles a ewe, so would ye rend; but while he liveth, let not his breath be loosed: bind it fast upon him.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer not specified in the provided excerpt; commonly attributed within AV healing corpora to Atharvan/Angiras lineages by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra (as smiter and healer); atīsāra as the targeted demon/disease
Chandas: Predominantly Anuṣṭubh (healing hymns commonly so; verify by full pada count in critical edition)
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